Hissing cockroaches!

I got a call from the local pet shop a few days ago asking if I were interested in buying a pair of hissers, I'm going up today to have a look. I've seen these before in other pet shops, they are pretty neat. I love it when you touch them and they get all pissy lol. anyone ever kept these? are they cool? I'm probs gonna get them, I've been looking to get roaches for ages.. I'll definetly try to breed them If I do get them... they better still have them in.

Will deffo get them if they still have them in, I need better feeders as well as some new weird pets. I know most of the basic care (coco fibre substrate, hides, warmth etc.) but what about humidity? some sites say high some say low... I dunno.

and if I do breed them and end up with alot I can always sell some back to the shop as feeders.

They don't even need substrate (no ooths that need to stay moist). Just hiding places.

I've heard breeding is difficult with only 1.1.0 -- I started with that and then bumped up to 2.3.0, and had my first brood probably six months later.

As Eddy said, very slow-growing for roaches. They're also glass climbers, so make sure to use vaseline on the top inch of your enclosure (adults are big enough that they can't get through lids, but nymphs sure can).

As far as moisture, you can keep them in a bone-dry environment with access to a water source -- for instance, spraying the walls (they'll drink it off), veggies with high water content, a wicked water tub, etc.

i have tonnes of hissers! cant stop the things breeding. as mike said get 2 males. when only one of my males was mature there were no babies but as soon as another matured, they started breeding and getting all territorial

ok, they seem to be doing well, they haven't touched any food yet, but I guess that's normal in the new enviroment and all. they are being kept WARM, they are very active, the male is really pissy. he hisses when I put the light on in my room.

Anywho, I wouldn't recommend woodlice as cleaners. Why? 'Cause they're COCKROACHES. They ARE cleaners. If you provide water by misting the tank walls or by a wicking reservoir, the only waste you'll have are dry frass pellets.

guess what i created! woodlice-beta version. they survive in the warm tropical environment unlike they used to and they breed franticly! origionaly i got 2 heavily gravid woodlice and put them in, 1 died before birth and one birthed and then died, half the babies died off but they matured in 3 months, now, 4 months on, i can see 6 generations in there! they seem to live the same amount of time (the first babies are still in there) but breed constantly! mwuhahaha genetically modified woodlice!